Mr. Hobbs Takes A Vacation (1962) – A Review
A review of the 1962 comedy Mr. Hobbs Takes A Vacation, starring James Stewart and Maureen O’Hara. Mr. Hobbs takes his family for a beach vacation and it becomes endless mishaps, stress and drama.
1960s
Paddle To The Sea (1966) – A Review
A review of the 1966 short film Paddle To The Sea, based on the 1941 children’s book by Holling C. Holling about a wooden carved Indian in a canoe following its journey floating from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean. Generations of children were introduced to the film by its frequent showings in elementary schools through the 1970s and 80s.
The Party (1968) – A Review
A review of the 1968 Blake Edwards comedy The Party, starring Peter Sellers as a clumsy Indian actor who mistakenly gets invited to a Hollywood party and the catasrophic results he brings
They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? (1969) – A Review
A review of the 1969 drama They Shoot Horses Don’t They?, starring Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin, Red Buttons, Susannah York, Bruce Dern, Bonnie Bedelia, directed by Sydney Pollack
Sam Whiskey (1969) – A Review
A review of the 1969 western comedy Sam Whiskey, starring Burt Reynolds, Angie Dickinson, Ozzie Davis, Clint Walker and William Schallert
Who’s Minding The Store (1963) – A Review
A review of the 1963 comedy Who’s Minding the Store starring Jerry Lewis, Jill St. John, Agnes Moorehead, John McGiver and Ray Walston
The Great Race (1965) – A Review
A review of the 1965 comedy The Great Race starring Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon and Natalie Wood, directed by Blake Edwards
Who’s Minding The Mint? (1967) – A Review
A review of the 1967 caper comedy Who’s Minding the Mint starring Jim Hutton, Dorothy Provine, Milton Berle, Walter Brennan, Joey Bishop and Bob Denver
The Ladies Man (1961) – A Review
A review of the 1961 comedy The Ladies Man starring Jerry Lewis, thirty beautiful women and a huge amazing doll house-type of set
Lady In A Cage (1964) – Review
A review of the 1964 B-movie horror film Lady in a Cage starring Olivia de Havilland and James Cann
Fantastic Voyage – 50 Years Later
I take a look back at the 1966 sci-fi classic Fantastic Voyage directed by Richard Fleisher and starring Stephen Boyd, Donald Pleasance, Arthur Kennedy, Edmond O’Brien and Raquel Welch. The film turns fifty years old this year
Wait Until Dark (1967) – A Review
A review of the 1967 suspense thriller Wait Until Dark starring Alan Arkin, Richard Crenna and Audrey Hepburn as a terrorized blind woman
The Fortune Cookie (1966) – A Review
A review of the 1966 comedy The Fortune Cookie starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau, directed by Billy Wilder
Superhero Films – Batman: The Movie (1966)
A review of the 1966 Batman, starring Adam West and Burt Ward whose Batman and Robin move from their television show to the big-screen
Superhero Films – Barbarella (1968)
A review of the 1968 sci-fi cult favorite Barbarella starring Jane Fonda
36 Hours (1965) – A Review
A review of the 1965 war thriller 36 Hours starring James Garner, Rod Taylor and Eva Marie Saint, about an army Major drugged and convinced he’s awakened in 1950 and the war is long over and now it’s safe to divulge the Allied secrets of the planned invasion of Europe
Remake Recon: Psycho
A comparison review of the 1960 Alfred Hitchcock horror classic Psycho and its 1998 shot-for-shot remake directed by Gus Van Sant
One Million Years B.C. (1966) – A Review
A review of the 1966 fantasy film One Million Years B.C. starring Raquel Welch as the sexiest cave girl ever and dinosaur effects by Ray Harryhausen